I have Ubuntu 10.10, and Rhythmbox 0.13.1-0ubuntu6.1
When I open Rhythmbox, takes a long time to start
There is the console output:
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(15:29:55) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb3 (10bd00)
(15:29:55) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device 10bd00 (usb device 1) against detected mtp devices
(15:30:03) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:30:03) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb3/3-0:1.0 (0)
(15:30:03) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 3-0:1.0
(15:30:03) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb4 (10bd80)
(15:30:03) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device 10bd80 (usb device 1) against detected mtp devices
(15:30:11) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:30:11) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb4/4-0:1.0 (0)
(15:30:11) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 4-0:1.0
(15:30:11) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb5 (20bd00)
(15:30:11) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device 20bd00 (usb device 1) against detected mtp devices
(15:30:20) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:30:20) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb5/5-0:1.0 (0)
(15:30:20) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 5-0:1.0
(15:30:20) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb6 (20bd80)
(15:30:20) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device 20bd80 (usb device 1) against detected mtp devices
(15:30:28) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:30:28) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/usb6/6-0:1.0 (0)
(15:30:28) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 6-0:1.0
(15:30:28) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1 (bd00)
(15:30:28) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device bd00 (usb device 1) against detected mtp devices
(15:30:36) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:30:36) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-0:1.0 (0)
(15:30:36) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 1-0:1.0
(15:30:36) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-5 (bd01)
(15:30:36) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device bd01 (usb device 2) against detected mtp devices
(15:30:45) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:30:45) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0 (0)
(15:30:45) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 1-5:1.0
(15:30:45) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.0/usb7 (30bd00)
(15:30:45) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device 30bd00 (usb device 1) against detected mtp devices
(15:30:53) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:30:53) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.0/usb7/7-0:1.0 (0)
(15:30:53) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 7-0:1.0
(15:30:53) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.0/usb7/7-1 (30bd01)
(15:30:53) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device 30bd01 (usb device 2) against detected mtp devices
(15:31:01) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:31:01) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.0/usb7/7-1/7-1:1.0 (0)
(15:31:01) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 7-1:1.0
(15:31:01) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.0/usb7/7-2 (30bd02)
(15:31:01) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device 30bd02 (usb device 3) against detected mtp devices
(15:31:10) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:31:10) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.0/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.0 (0)
(15:31:10) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 7-2:1.0
(15:31:10) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.0/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.0/usb/hiddev0 (b460)
(15:31:10) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:352: device hiddev0 doesn't have a USB device number
(15:31:10) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.1/usb8 (30bd80)
(15:31:10) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device 30bd80 (usb device 1) against detected mtp devices
(15:31:18) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:31:18) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.1/usb8/8-0:1.0 (0)
(15:31:18) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 8-0:1.0
(15:31:18) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.1/usb8/8-2 (30bd81)
(15:31:18) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device 30bd81 (usb device 2) against detected mtp devices
(15:31:26) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:31:26) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.1/usb8/8-2/8-2:1.0 (0)
(15:31:26) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 8-2:1.0
(15:31:26) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.1/usb8/8-2/8-2:1.1 (0)
(15:31:26) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 8-2:1.1
(15:31:26) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.1/usb8/8-2/8-2:1.2 (0)
(15:31:26) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 8-2:1.2
(15:31:26) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.2/usb2 (bd80)
(15:31:26) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:358: trying to match device bd80 (usb device 1) against detected mtp devices
(15:31:34) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:384: device didn't match anything
(15:31:34) [0x8f72e68] [uevent_cb] rb-removable-media-manager.c:548: add event for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:04:00.2/usb2/2-0:1.0 (0)
(15:31:34) [0x8f72e68] [create_source_device_cb] rb-mtp-plugin.c:344: can't get udev device number for device 2-0:1.0
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